SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health said Saturday that in the past 24 hours there have been 12,438 confirmed or probable cases of the new coronavirus. That would make the 2nd highest today since the pandemic began, as Friday’s total of just over 10,000 has been adjusted upward to 18,000 according to the state’s website. The state says that starting on Friday, the CDC guidelines now count both confirmed and probable cases, while before the state only counted confirmed tests. 76 new deaths related to COVID-19 were also reported Saturday. In LaSalle County, the LaSalle County Department of Health reports 129 new cases, and 1 new death, which was a woman in her 90’s.
The new deaths in the past 24 hours in Illinois include:
- Adams County: 1 male 90s
- Champaign County: 1 male 50s
- Clark County: 1 female 80s
- Clay County: 1 male 70s
- Cook County: 1 female 60s, 2 males 60s, 3 females 70s, 7 males 70s, 5 females 80s, 3 males 80s. 2 females 90s, 3 males 90s
- DuPage County: 1 male 60s, 1 female 80s, 2 females 90s
- Fulton County: 1 female 80s, 1 female 90s
- Jefferson County: 2 males 70s, 1 male 80s
- Kane County: 2 males 80s
- Kankakee County: 1 male 60s, 1 male 70s
- Knox County: 1 female 90s
- LaSalle County: 1 male 80s
- Macon County: 1 male 70s, 1 female 90s
- Madison County: 1 male 70s, 2 females 80s
- Marion County: 1 male 60s, 1 male 80s
- McHenry County: 1 male 60s
- McLean County: 1 male 50s,
- Peoria County: 1 female 90s
- Randolph County: 1 male 80s, 1 male 90s
- Rock Island County: 1 female 70s, 1 male 70s, 1 female 80s
- St. Clair County: 1 female 90s
- Stephenson County: 1 male 80s
- Vermilion County: 1 male 60s, 1 male 70s
- Warren County: 1 male 70s
- Whiteside County: 1 female 50s, 1 male 70s, 2 males 80s, 1 female 90s
- Will County: 1 female 50s, 1 male 50s
- Winnebago County: 3 males 70s, 1 male 90s
And new LaSalle County cases on Saturday include:
